Public Safety Blotter: Dec. 112Nov. 29 Around 2:55 a.m., police conducted four bar checks. At 3:55 a.m., police responded to a traffic offense on Selief Lane and arrested a man on suspicion of driving under the influence. At 5:23 a.m., a 911 caller reported a hit and run on Shelikof Street. Charges were forwarded for reckless driving and reckless endangerment. At 2:03 p.m., police patrolled the Bells Flats area for animal violations. At 2:33 p....

Jim Schnick ends three-year run as KHS football coachWhen Jim Schnick arrived on Kodiak Island in 2010 it didn’t take him long to get involved with the Kodiak High School football program. “I think I took one day to rest and get some sleep after the plane ride and the very next day I was at practice getting to know the kids,” he said. Schnick’s run with the program has ended, as he told the Kodiak Daily Mirror on Monday that he has stepped down as head coach of the ...

Achievers: Rotary Students of the Month6th grade Rotary Nov-Dec Keishin Caballa Keishin Caballa, a sixth grader at Kodiak Middle School, has been selected as the Rotary Student of November-December by her teachers. Keishin was voted for this award because of her positive character in and out of the classroom, caring personality, and thoughtful attitude towards school and others. She always puts her best foot forward, whether it’s taking notes or workin...

Top island bowlers crownedDAILY MIRROR STAFF Stefan Macahilas and Bryan Horn teamed up to win the Top 20 Bowling Tournament Sunday at Tropic Lanes. The tournament featured the 20 bowlers who have the highest average in the Kodiak Island Bowling Association. Macahilas had a tournament-best five-game average of 246. He started the tournament with his fourth career 300 game and also posted a 269 and 266. Horn averaged 201 over the five games,...

Coast Guard vessel returns home to Kodiak after Bering Sea patrolKODIAK — Coast Guard Cutter Munro returned to its homeport of Kodiak Wednesday after a 76-day deployment in the Bering Sea. Munro left Kodiak in late September to patrol the U.S.-Russia Maritime Boundary Line, conduct domestic fisheries boardings, and maintain a persistent search and rescue presence in the Bering Sea. “I am extremely proud of the men and women who crew Munro,” said Capt. Jeff Thomas, Munro’s comma...

Trident CEO apologizes for Kodiak Plaza evictionsTrident Seafoods CEO Joseph Bundrant apologized Tuesday for the eviction notices sent out a day after Thanksgiving to several tenants of Kodiak Plaza. Bundrant, accompanied by his father, Charles, acknowledged that the apartment management might have “picked a bad time to ask people to move,” but he said Trident was not accustomed to handling an apartment business. “We’re sorry for any lives that we’ve disrupted, ...

Kodiak ranks in top 20 most expensive holidaysKodiak along with three other Alaska cities rank among the top 20 most expensive cities in the U.S. for holiday spending, according to analysis from NerdWallet, a consumer financial information website. Kodiak comes in at number 14 on the list behind Juneau at 13, Anchorage at eight and Fairbanks at seven. Other cities ahead on the list include New York City’s Brooklyn and Manhattan areas and Hilo and Honolulu, Ha...

Alaska Science Forum: Alaska blackfish in a world of its ownImagine a shallow lake north of Hughes, in the cold heart of Alaska. In frigid, sluggish water, dim blue light penetrates two feet of ice. The ice has a quarter-size hole, maintained by a stream of methane bubbles. Every few minutes, a brutish little fish swims up, sips air, and peels back to the dank. The Alaska blackfish is an evolutionary loner that fins through lakes and tundra ponds across much of the state. ...

Public Safety Blotter: Dec. 10Nov. 27 At 2:05 a.m., police arrested a man on West Marine Way on suspicion of probation violation and resisting arrest. Around 2:05 a.m., police conducted two bar checks on Shelikof Street. At 3:39 a.m., police warned a driver in the Bartel Avenue and Mill Bay Road area bout having no license place light. At 10:11 a.m., a caller requested a patrol of Mill Bay Road. The situation was resolved before police arrived...